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NCM 114 Care of the Older Adult LEC Prelim Reviewer Questions and Answers New update 2023, Exams of Nursing

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NCM 114 Care of the Older Adult LEC Prelim
Reviewer Questions and Answers New update 2023
A specialist who will help elderly patients recover from illness or
injury by providing practical care and developing patient care
plans.
Geriatric Nurse
Role of a Gerontological nurse which gives direct care, hands-on
care to older adults in a variety of settings and often older adults
present with atypical symptoms that complicate diagnosis and
treatment.
Provider of Care
This specialized field is very intricate as it involves understanding
the aging process and the tremendous changes that every
individual has to face.
Geriatric or gerontological nursing
Growing old physically as a result of the passage of time;
examples: graying of hair poorer eyesight requiring the use of
eyeglasses, lapses in ability to recall names and faces.
Physical Aging
The nurse as a provider should be educated about the disease
process and syndrome commonly seen in older population which
includes: SATA
Knowledge of risk
factors Signs and
symptoms Usual
Medical treatment
Rehabilitation
End of life care
Subfields under the umbrella of Gerontology which may have
degrees or training in social work, nursing, psychology, sociology,
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Reviewer Questions and Answers New update 2023

A specialist who will help elderly patients recover from illness or

injury by providing practical care and developing patient care

plans.

Geriatric Nurse

Role of a Gerontological nurse which gives direct care, hands-on

care to older adults in a variety of settings and often older adults

present with atypical symptoms that complicate diagnosis and

treatment.

Provider of Care

This specialized field is very intricate as it involves understanding

the aging process and the tremendous changes that every

individual has to face.

Geriatric or gerontological nursing

Growing old physically as a result of the passage of time;

examples: graying of hair poorer eyesight requiring the use of

eyeglasses, lapses in ability to recall names and faces.

Physical Aging

The nurse as a provider should be educated about the disease

process and syndrome commonly seen in older population which

includes: SATA

Knowledge of risk

factors Signs and

symptoms Usual

Medical treatment

Rehabilitation

End of life care

Subfields under the umbrella of Gerontology which may have

degrees or training in social work, nursing, psychology, sociology,

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demography, public health, or other social science disciplines.

Social Gerontologist

The essential part of all Nursing care for older adults is teaching:

(TRUE or FALSE)

TRUE

She pioneered this specialized field of caring for older adults and

was renowned as the first geriatric nurse because of her nurse

superintendent position in an English institution, where she cared

for helpers and maids of wealthy women.

Florence Nightingale

The DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONS stage which main

distinguishing feature is on High birth & high Death rates and

almost zero growth in the pop.

Pre- Transition stage

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cognitive skills and teach safe swallowing by introducing diet

modifications and special feeding techniques

Speech Therapist

Acts as leaders during everyday practice as they balance the

concerns of the patient, family, nursing and the rest of the

interdisciplinary team.

Manager

They are to assist individuals with valuable skills they can use to

remain independent and determine what the person’s goals are

  • not just to follow a plan of care prescribed by a healthcare

professional.

Occupational Therapist

The implications of the demographics of Aging. SATA

Health care cost of Aging

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Ethical and Legal Issues affecting

older adults A shrinking workforce

Increasing healthcare expenditures

Aging quiz 1.Every individual-young and old - has his or her own unique thoughts and feelings about society, Myth Truth

  1. "Old people have old ways of thinking." Myth Truth 3.It refers to the ability to perform activities necessary or desirable in daily life directly influenced by health conditions: Social status Psychological status Functional status Changes in functional Responsibility
  2. Which of the following are environmental factors causes of aging, Select all that apply Ultra violet rays Poor diet Alcohol Stress Perceived health status Ego-integrity

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Neighbor who visits daily and helps the person to the store weekly.

  1. According to the disengagement theory, what is the nurse most likely to observe while assessing an older adult? Dryness of the skin with wrinkles and loss of elasticity Decreased muscle mass and increased body fat Decreased interest and involvement in social interactions Adjustment to retirement and loss of income
  2. A nurse is teaching a class of older adults about the expected physiologic changes of aging. Which of the following changes should the nurse include in the discussion? (select all that apply) more difficulty seeing due to a greater sensitivity to glare decreased cough reflex decreased bladder capacity decreased systolic blood pressure dehydration of intervertebral discs
  3. This theory states that genetic instability and changes occur such as some genes turning on and off lead to the aging process. Programmed Longevity Theory: Endocrine Theory mmunological Theory Rate of Living Theory
  4. A Damage and Error Theories of Aging which explains that aging results for cell damage and disease from cross linked proteins in the body. Free Radicals Theory Crossed Linking Theory Wear and Tear theory Somatic DNA Damage Theory

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  1. The lifespan is believed to be programmed before birth into the genes of DNA, and the changes in cells cause the changes in organization and function associated with aging. somatic Mutation Theory Wear and Tear Theory Rate of Living theory Immunologic Theory
  2. Aging results from hormonal changes and the biological clock's ticking. Programmed Longevity Theory: Endocrine Theory Immunological Theory Rate of Living Theory
  3. Which of these statements by older adults reflects movement toward ego integrity? Since I cannot drive now, I rarely get out or see other people After my children grew up and my husband died I just wasn't needed anymore in my day, when you get married, you stay married no matter how bad it was I can't run marathons anymore, but I still enjoy brisk walking around the Neighborhood
  4. When performing a comprehensive geriatric assessment of an older adult, focus of the nursing assessment is on the patient's: Physical signs of aging. Immunological function. Functional abilities. Chronic illness.
  5. When caring for an older adult patient, the nurse uses the following interventions to accommodate visual changes with age: Eye glasses in the bedside table.

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"I really enjoy eating good vanilla ice cream, but have cut way down." 0%

  1. When doing the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment what is the first action the nurse would do: Assessing patients and develop recommendation Targeting appropriate client Implementing recommendation OPhysician and patient adherence
  2. The following are the known benefits of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment EXCEPT: It improves functioning of patients It increases multiple negative variables such as nursing home placement It increase or improves diagnostic accuracy and independence Reduced medical care cost
  3. The nurse integrates the theories of psychosocial aging into nursing care of elders by applying which of the following principles? Elders are as individual as younger adults. cause an economic drain on society. are best supported in long term facilities experience physical changes a predictable rate.
  4. The student nurse studying aging knows which theory was originally used describe failures in electronic equipment? Error theory Wear-and-tear theory Run-out-of-program theory Reliability theory of aging and longevity

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  1. Basic Activities of Daily Living (BADL) includes the Following. Select all that apply: Bathing Maintaining continence Feeding shopping
  2. The continuity theory asserts that: Aging adults will maintain only the intemal structures they had in their years of ste Aging adults will maintain the same internal and extemal structures they had when they were young Aging adults will not mamtain the same internal and external structures they had in their earlier years of life Aging adults will maintam only the external structures they had in their earlier years of life
  3. Which of the following is true about the theories of aging? Genetic changes are solely responsible. The client's environment is the main factor. There is no single theory that explains aging. The presence of disease causes a decline in function.
  4. Not every aging person experiences memory loss diseases such as dementia or Alzheimer's. According to Psychology Today, only 6 to 8 percent of people over the age of 65 have been diagnosed with demention Myth Truth
  5. The following patient categories to be evaluated during the ComprehensivE Geriatric Assessment are the following EXCEPT: Healthy elderly persons living in the community

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Institutionalized or severely impaired elderly persons Healthy teenagers able to do ADL and functioning well

  1. Every individual-young and old-has his or her own unique thoughts and feelings about society.. Myth Truth
  2. Factors that affect Functioning on Older Persons. Select all that apply Genetics nutrition. family/community cultural factors intellectual and personality Financial status 34.Genetic health conditions can't be avoided as people age. Myth Truth
  3. The nurse in the long term care facility frequently observes older adults being separated from their friends and family and excluded from society. This phenomenon is described in which psychosocial theory of aging? Activity theory Life-course theory Developmental theory Disengagement theory

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https://www.rnpedia.com/practice-exams/medical-and-surgical-nursing-exams/msn-exam-for- alzheimers-disease/

  • Perspective of Aging GERONTOLOGY Broad term used to define the study of aging and / or the Aged. This includes biopsychosocial aspects of aging: biology, social, psychological UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF GERONTOLOGY ARE SEVERAL SUBFIELDS. GERIATRICS OR GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING
  • Geriatric or gerontological nursing is one of the fields of nursing that deals with proper care and hospitalization of aged or geriatric patients. SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY:
  • focuses on the social aspect of growing old GEROPSYCHOLOGY
  • the field within psychology that applies the knowledge and

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their chronologic age, without consideration of their functional status

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GERONTOLOGIC/GERIATRIC NURSING:

  • the field of nursing that specializes in the nursing process as it relates to the assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of older adults in all environments including acute, intermediate, and skilled care as well as within the community GERIATRICS:
  • the study of old age that includes the physiology, pathology, diagnosis, and management of the disorders and diseases of older adults GERONTOLOGY:
  • the combined biologic, psychologic, and sociologic study of older adults within their environment
  • -the scientific study of old age, the process of aging, and the particular problems of old people. TYPES OF AGING:
  • Chronological aging – reckoned by the number

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passage of time

  • Functional aging – This reflects our ability to carry out an independent, self-sufficient life in which we take care of our own personal needs like self-care.
  • Growing older, or chronological aging, is a relentless and unstoppable process that happens to all humans. For that reason alone, some bioethicists argue that aging is, in fact, a natural developmental process for human beings (Meilaender, 2011). ...
  • It is senescence that causes diseases of aging. (deterioration with age.
  • loss of a cell's power of division and growth.) HOW GERIATRIC NURSING STARTED ◦American Nursing Association (ANA)- formed a specialized group for geriatric nurses in the 1960s recognized it over the next three decades. ◦Programs were established to solidify the geriatric nursing specialization and nurses were given substantial educational opportunities through the development of Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Centers (GRECCs), ◦ Caring for the aged is not a new concept in nursing; ◦ Florence Nightingale pioneered this specialized field. ◦ She was renowned as the first geriatric nurse because of her nurse superintendent position in an English institution, where she cared for helpers and maids of wealthy women.

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ATTITUDES TOWARDS AGING AND OLDER ADULTS ◦Aging- normal process, ◦-common ◦ -derogatory attitudes toward older adults often exist because of negative past experiences. Background ◦Changing demography of the ageing population especially in the developing world ◦Burden of chronic illness ◦Issues of compression of morbidity ◦ - Ageing in the development agenda ◦“Ageing is a development issue. Healthy older persons are a resource for their families, their communities and the economy.” WHO Brasilia Declaration on Ageing, July, 1996 DEMOGRAPHICS OF AGING ◦According to the National Center for Health Statistics ◦ - life expectancy ◦ the average number of years that a person can be expected to live, has risen dramatically over the past century. ◦ In 1900, the average life expectancy was 47.3 years ◦ 1998 that figure had increased to 76.7 years.